Head-to-head
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ vs YES, DEAR BBQ
22 head-to-head wins
Met
46 times in the data
24 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Contests | 78 |
| 5 | Grand champs | 6 |
| 39 | Category wins | 14 |
| 22 | Perfect 180s | 10 |
| 98.1% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 98.4% |
| 94.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 30% |
| ±2.25% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.43% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | YES, DEAR BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Chicken (47 meetings) | 28 |
| 23 | Pork Ribs (47 meetings) | 24 |
| 21 | Pork (46 meetings) | 25 |
| 25 | Brisket (46 meetings) | 21 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 4 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 3 times — YES, DEAR BBQ leads there 2–1
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Swine At the Shrine 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 3 times — HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ leads there 3–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Poosa Q 2 times — YES, DEAR BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 147.33 points at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club (2021-03-19)
- 🤏 Closest call: 0.0232 points at Hawgin On Lanier (2019-08-02)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | YES, DEAR BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 18 / 75 (691.9200) | 28 / 75 (687.3256) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q | 16 / 42 (689.6228) | 1 / 42 (704.5372) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 20 / 70 (697.0512) | 31 / 70 (693.6228) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 60 / 106 (683.8740) | 12 / 106 (701.6688) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 38 / 58 (678.7084) | 6 / 58 (697.6456) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q | 47 / 59 (667.2684) | 11 / 59 (690.8000) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL | 4 / 81 (706.2400) | 76 / 81 (677.6116) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 80 / 118 (679.2912) | 35 / 118 (689.6572) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 17 / 42 (686.7312) | 10 / 42 (691.9200) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 / 59 (702.2632) | 1 / 59 (703.9428) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 19 / 60 (690.7652) | 26 / 60 (687.3600) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 192 / 211 (662.0680) | 17 / 211 (696.5140) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 289 / 487 (666.7768) | 257 / 487 (671.3484) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest | 5 / 25 (697.0860) | 1 / 25 (706.2516) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 11 / 27 (685.5652) | 3 / 27 (699.3484) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines | 5 / 24 (689.6340) | 15 / 24 (675.8512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest | 3 / 28 (700.5028) | 9 / 28 (687.3140) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 65 (693.0628) | 29 / 65 (677.6228) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 23 / 57 (676.4340) | 3 / 57 (695.3484) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival | 7 / 51 (694.7656) | 8 / 51 (693.6460) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest | 9 / 30 (691.3256) | 3 / 30 (695.9316) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 17 / 30 (679.8628) | 1 / 30 (703.3712) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine | 9 / 49 (696.5140) | 17 / 49 (690.1944) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 9 / 42 (689.0628) | 14 / 42 (682.7312) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 15 / 37 (682.7312) | 19 / 37 (679.2796) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 4 / 73 (703.9428) | 13 / 73 (693.0628) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown | 5 / 28 (692.4684) | 3 / 28 (693.6112) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 8 / 26 (680.4456) | 6 / 26 (683.8740) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 | 35 / 43 (675.2568) | 11 / 43 (693.6228) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 | 29 / 37 (668.3768) | 5 / 37 (695.3712) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine | 2 / 25 (699.3484) | 9 / 25 (689.0400) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown | 14 / 39 (679.8512) | 8 / 39 (685.5884) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 6 / 42 (688.4568) | 8 / 42 (685.5996) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-04-09 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival | 8 / 40 (690.2172) | 14 / 40 (683.8968) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club | 26 / 26 (522.8000) | 22 / 26 (670.1256) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 9 / 81 (687.3484) | 20 / 81 (681.6228) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 9 / 40 (693.0628) | 1 / 40 (707.4060) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine | 5 / 38 (698.2516) | 9 / 38 (695.9084) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 14 / 25 (670.7544) | 15 / 25 (669.6000) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 23 / 27 (659.8516) | 4 / 27 (686.7656) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest | 5 / 24 (681.0400) | 6 / 24 (680.4796) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival | 11 / 32 (674.1256) | 18 / 32 (665.5540) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier | 19 / 45 (677.0400) | 18 / 45 (677.0632) | YES, DEAR BBQ |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 9 / 72 (686.7544) | 19 / 72 (680.4224) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF | 12 / 42 (677.6116) | 13 / 42 (677.0512) | HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues | 10 / 33 (670.1600) | 6 / 33 (677.6112) | YES, DEAR BBQ |